Camera construction



` Nov. 12, 1935. l.. c. sToNE CAMERA CONSTRUCTIOF Filed Oct. ll, I19254Lswnnuws LY/vfr/y C To/VE l/ la* /f ORNEY.

sighted. Any other form of finder may be employed and any type ofshutter may be used aside from the one shown in the drawing.

The shutter is held in a shutter housing 31 which consists of a iiange38 cast or molded integrally with the front wall 6 of the body, saidflange being concentric with a lens opening 39 in said front wall andhaving spaces therein as at 40, 4i and 42, the latter for the shutterarm and the openings 40 and 4I for the lips of the shutter plate toprevent the shutter from revolving. The shutter comprises a plate 44having the lips 45 which engage the openings 40 and 4| anda centrallight opening 46. To the plate 44 is pivoted as at 41 the` latch 4lwhose end is connected by a spring 49 to a latch plate 50, which in turnis pivoted to the plate 44 as at Both the latch plate and the latch havean elongated opening so that when the latch plate operates the light canpass through the hole 46 and through the lens 52, which rests in theanged opening 39 of the front wall. The shutter is operated by ringerengagement with the shutter arm 53, which projects through the space 42in flange 38 and also through a slot 54 in a shutter housing cover 55which is provided with a central light opening and fits frictionallyover the flange 38.

If desired the camera body may be of any color desired or may be coveredwith any material such as leather or the like to enhance its appearance.

It is evident, therefore, that I have provided a camera that is smalland compact, has iew parts, is sturdy in construction, is light proof,is inexpensive to manufacture and can be sold at a low cost'to thebuyer.

In Figure 7, .a plate 54 is suitably secured to l the casing and to theears 55 of said plate, the sighting frames 56 are hinged so that theycan be folded iiat when not in use.

`My invention is not to be restricted to the precise details ofconstruction shown, since various changes and alterations may be madetherein without departing from the scope of my invention as defined bythe claims.

What I claim is;

l. A camera comprising a molded body including front and rear walls,inner spaced upper and lower walls therein, and lm spool pockets form'edintegrally with said spaced walls and said spaced walls extending fromsaid front to rear wall. i

2. A camera comprising a molded body including outer end walls and innerrelatively spaced upper` and lower walls, said upper and lower wallsbeing spaced from said end walls. and iilm spool pockets for film in useformed integrally with said inner walls and a iilm spool pocket for lrnnot in use formed integrally withV one of said walls.

3. A camera comprising a body including front and rear walls, upper andlower end walls, a side wail and upper and lower inner walls extendingfrom the front to the rear wall and spaced from said end walls, a filmspool pocket 5 in each of said inner walls, all of said walls andpockets being molded in an integral structure, and a removable coverconstituting the other side wall of the body.

4. A camera comprising a body including front and rear walls. upper andlower end walls, inner walls having hollow portions constituting lmspool pockets, said inner walls being spaced from said end walls, ashutter housing on the front wall constituting a flange having openl5ings therein for passage ofv parts oi a shutter mechanism positioned insaid housing, and all of the said walls and portions being molded in aunitary structure, and a removable cover for the housing and the body.

5. A camera comprising a molded body including front rear and end walls,a side wall, inner walls spaced apart and from said end walls and nlmspooll pocket forming portions in said inner walls, all of said wallsand portions being formed integrally, said front wall having a lensopening therein and a shutter housing formed integrally therewith andconstituting a flange having edge openings therein for the reception ofextended parts of a shutter mechanism positioned in saidw housing, aremovable cover ior the housing, a removable cover for the bodyconstituting a side wall therefor, and means associated with one o! thespool pockets for winding a film spool positioned therein.

6. In a camera of the character described, an integrally molded bodycomprising end walls and spaced inner walls, iilm spool pocket portionsfor a film in use, said pocket portions being formed in said innerwalls, a lm spool pocket portion for nlm not in use, and a sightingdevice movable through an end wall of the camera and into the spacebetween one of said end walls and one ot said inner walls whereby saiddevice is partly concealed within the camera when not "5 in use.

7. A camera as set forth in claim 1 including a shutter housing moldedintegrally with the body oi the camera a shutter mechanism in said whousing, andy said housing having openings therein for the reception ofextended parts of the shutter mechanism whereby'y abnormal movement ofthe mechanism is prevented.

8. A camera as set forth in claim 5 including 55 a plate secured to thebody, and a plurality of f sighting frames hinged to said plate andi'oldable against said plate when not in use.

LYMAN c. s'roNE. so.

